I’ve only been to New Orleans once, but it was a cool trip. Lots of music all around the city. I stayed in the French Quarter, which wasn’t hit as bad by Katrina.
Recently I was contacted about a documentary being made about the music in New Orleans:
Neal,
My name is Patrick Stafford….. I am producing a jazz documentary and I am hoping you will want to help us succeed.
Tradition is a Temple uses New Orleans musical culture to explore the passing of tradition from one generation to the next.
http://traditionisatemple.com/
is the website for all this if you would like to check it out.
Neil,
I feel like I finished 1st grade and was placed in 5th by mistake–and I can’t get out! We’ve gone from half-way through the Essential Elements 2000 to In the Mood, String of Pearls, bebop, blues, etc. Unbelievable, it’s just impossible, but our instructor says we need to be challenged.
I feel like the last 2 yrs. have been lost. I could now be at a much higher level had we gone up “thru the ranks” so to speak. I started 3 yrs. ago with no music background whatsoever.
A challenge is one thing, but going from 1st to 5th is unrealistic. Our instructor has been playing since age 14, now49, amazing player by the way, but forgets where we are. Anyway, my problem, in addition to the above, oh and we’re supposed to know all 24 scales, I would like to be learning traditional New Orleans jazz and dixieland.
That is where I want to be working towards. Any suggestions in particular on how to do that?
Thanks,
Felix